2019 HYUNDAI 215LC-9 Crawler Excavator

I started inspecting the Hyundai 215LC-9 excavator at 5 PM. The light was already dim, so I used a flashlight while checking the chassis and engine compartment. The engine started smoothly without any white smoke. After a careful inspection, I confirmed that the engine was not burning oil and there were no signs of internal oil leaks. The bucket teeth appeared to be brand new, with no signs of wear. No jerks or delays in the control of the hydraulic itself whilst cycling boom and stick. I didn’t find any cracks in the cab glass, although the entire machine is filled with the fine demolition dust that’s hard to see if there are small chips underneath as well. Apparently the beacon light is functional, and there is a rope dangling off the cab, odd, but ok.

It is where the money goes on these things that you need to pay attention – undercarriage! The links were a little bit rusted, the rollers were full of dirt and I could not look as closely at them as I would like, but they spin, and they don’t wobble on rocking of the machine. The tension of the track should not be too low. Some of the pins and bushings might have a bit of wear this time, depending on how bad the lighting got, since it was late, but one would have to pull and measure those pins and bushings with calipers to determine if they are worn or not. With boom and stick cylinders you can’t see the chrome, but when you position the sticks neutral, the machine would not drift, so that the seals are likely good. Clean under the cab and pump – no hydraulic leaks or no sign of any under the cab other than the mud, of course. There are some scratches on the paint on the counterweight, but no bending or denting in the metal. Machine digs well. No play.  I didn’t see any cracks around the pin bosses and the frame rails ran true.The supplier’s staff told me that the excavator had been completely refurbished and was fully capable of performing its job.